The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-07-20
Orange County.
Bradford.

GEORGE w. FAIR and wife arrived Satur-
day night They formerly resided here,
but about two years ago went to Kansas
City, Missouri. Mr.. Farr is carpenter and
builder, and since residing in Kansas City
has built three houses. Two of them he
now owns and one he has sold at a very
good advance. They will remain some six
weeks visiting their many friends. -
S. Warden, banker of Frankfort, Kansas
was in town last week and purchased some
one hundred forty-nine shares of the Brad
ford bank stock-the entire interests of H.
q. Day, III. &. McDuffee and Phin. Cham
berlin in that institution. - Carleton H.
Taylor has sold the Chandler house to
George b. Hartman and now boards with
S. A. Morse. - NJ. l.. Douglass has re-
turned from two weeks visit to his par
ents in Thetford.
Chelsea.
Mrs. AURILLA BIxBY died at E. A.
Georges on Wednesday of last week
- Mrs, j. II. Lathrop and daughter of
Dedham, Mass, and Carrie DIN of Roxbury
Mass, are boarding at II. S. Annis'. -
Ella NJ. Holt of South Boston is visiting at
Mrs. F. w. Bixbys. - The selectmen
have built new fence around the old ceme-
terry. - Mrs. Dickey of Lowell, Mass,
is at G. A. Densmore's. - Clifton Peake,
barber, has gone to South Royaton, but will
be here Wednesdays - Principal John
III. Bixby of Stowe is at his fathers. -
Rev. Mr.. Herrick exchanged with Rev.
William Carr of Brooktield last Sunday
- G. NJ. c. Hatch and wife of Grinneil,
Iowa, and Ephraim Hatch, wife and daugh-
tiers of Oakland, Cal, are at the hotel,
Corinth.
A LARGE crop of hay is being cut this
season. Some think it the best they have
cut for nearly twenty years. - G. n.
Winchester is on the sick list. - Ben.
Scribner accidentally shot himself in the
hand with revolver recently.
Clinton j. Carleton, who was injured at the
Corner bridge is gaining slowly.
East Corinth.
QUITE party from this place went to
Halls pond on picnic Friday. All had
pleasant time. - Miss Louie Best started
for Chicago Monday, j. j. Guild of
South Ryegate was in town over Sunday
- Mrs. John Drake and her three
daughters of Milwaukee, Wis, were in
town last week, boarding at Mrs. Charles
Pages. - H. Blood returned from Con-
cord, n. H., Thursday.
West Topsham.
TUBES & SMITH have gone to Boston for
another lot of horses making the third lot
they have brought here this season. -
The White girls-Villa, Mamie and Laura
and Julia Page are at the White Mountains
doing table work at some of the hotels.
- DIR. Watson went to Burlington last
Monday to attend the commencement exer-
clses of the medical department of the
University of Vermont, where his son gradu-
ates and becomes an MD. 60 X. NJ.
Harvey, Esq, is repairing the Major Bill
buildings, covering the roofs with iron.
- Elder Reynolds, after an absence of
several weeks, occupied the pulpit last
Sunday. 80 Jessie Watson is at Barre at
work for Den. Densmore for short time
West Fairlee.
SORE throat is somewhat prevalent lust
now. IL is not diphtheria, but an inflamma-
ton, and in some cases liberation, of the
throat. - All have recovered so far,
60 There is some talk of constructing a
reservoir on the hill west of the village, to
be used in case of fire. - Rev. Mr..
ellis and family are away on a vacation.
60 DIR. Simpson has sold the old Smith
Ely coupe to parties in Hartford. =-=
Mrs. johnson is better Her daughter
Birdie has been very sick with sore throat
as has also Mrs. John Whitcomb. 80
Fred McLane, former resident of this
place, was here last week with his bride,
but they received telegram Saturday that
called them back to Manchester, on account
of the sickness of Mrs. McLane's mother.
- Mrs. Comstock, ninety years old,
mother OF Mrs. Bean, is i'll, but is expected
to recover
Washington.
Mr.. IRA AND Miss Lucy CALEF returned
from their western trip Friday. They were
much surprised to see flags waving from the
trees ON the lawn and "A large company
assembled VI their residence TO welcome
them home, After an hour spent in visiting
and looking over some of the curiosities
which they brought home, cake and ice